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29 Jul 2009 15:50

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Biz, U.S.: A damn shame: Nearly one-fifth of Detroit is out of work

  • 17% percent of Detroiters are sitting at home doing nothing source
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17 Jul 2009 11:05

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Biz, U.S.: Michigan hits a level of unemployment few states have hit

  • 15.2% the highest level in any state since 1984 source
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05 Jun 2009 09:32

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Biz, U.S.: New jobless claims may be dipping, but there’s a lot of old ones

  • 9.4% The current unemployment level, a 25-year high source
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28 Mar 2009 13:42

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Biz: Charter has a crapload of debt, guys. They filed for bankruptcy.

  • $21.7 billion amount of debt the cable company, part-owned by Paul Allen, had on the books as of late 2008
  • $13 billion amount of debt the company hopes to have after getting out of “prearranged” bankruptcy source
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